Several top U.S. sponsors have repeatedly called for reforms

ZURICH—Sepp Blatter, the banned president of soccer’s world governing body, believes that FIFA’s American sponsors are bluffing in their repeated calls for change at the organization. While they have stopped short of direct threats to pull out, Mr. Blatter believes that day isn’t near.

“Companies, commercial partners are queuing up to get in,” Mr. Blatter said Tuesday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “If the Americans...

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